Business Climate - 2008

6. May 2008 by Bob Jarmak.

This year is turning into a difficult year for most segments of the economy. 

Some businesses are facing much higher costs for materials as the global commodity boom continues.

As previously noted, this is tempered by the continuing deflation in information technology, leading to higher productivity.Raw materials costs for most industries remains a relatively small part of the overall product cost.

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